re: For the Old Timers. What was it like living in Tiger Stadium?

It was hot as hell in August. Helped move my brother in the stadium 1978. My mom and his girlfriend (now wife) cried all the way back home LOL Brother said you'd take a show in the hall bath and by the time you got back to your room you were already wet with sweat!!!

EDIT: I'm sure most of you know the story but if it weren't for the dorms in the stadium , it might not be what it is today thanks to Gov. Huey Long:

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In 1936 Tiger Stadium capacity was more than doubled when the north end zone was enclosed with a 24,000-seat addition. Money was not allocated in the state budget for the seating expansion, but money was allocated for dormitories. To bypass the legislature and increase his beloved school's stadium capacity, Governor Huey P. Long ordered that dormitories be built in the stadium, with seating above the student living quarters.

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